Daily Crunch: Today’s widespread internet outage ‘not a result of a cyberattack,’ says Akamai
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Khosla Ventures leads Even’s $5M seed to give India the kind of healthcare their insurance doesn’t
byThe global pandemic highlighted inefficiencies and inconsistencies in healthcare systems around the world. Even co-founders Mayank Banerjee, Matilde Giglio and Alessandro Ialongo say nowhere…
Cowboy Ventures’ Ted Wang: CEO coaching is ‘about having a second set of eyes’
byEarlier this month, Cowboy Ventures’ Ted Wang joined us at TechCrunch Early Stage: Marketing and Fundraising, where he spoke about executive coaching and why…
One week left to buy passes to TC Disrupt 2021 for less than $100
byTechCrunch Disrupt 2021, the world’s original and most epic conference dedicated to tech startups, takes place September 21-23. Are you ready to take full…
VOCHI raises additional $2.4 million for its computer vision-powered video editing app
byVOCHI, a Belarus-based startup behind a clever computer vision-based video editing app used by online creators, has raised an additional $2.4 million in a…
Check out the all-star speakers joining us on Extra Crunch Live in August
byExtra Crunch Live has taught us a lot. From how Retail Zipline’s Series A pitch deck ticked every box for Emergence Capital to how…
Democratic bill would suspend Section 230 protections when social networks boost anti-vax conspiracies
byTwo Democratic senators introduced a bill Thursday that would strip away the liability shield that social media platforms hold dear when those companies…
Last-mile delivery in Latin America is ready to take off
byBob Ma Contributor Bob Ma is an investor at WIND Ventures, where he invests in energy, retail and mobility startups. Prior to joining WIND,…
Waymo to open offices in Pittsburgh, an AV tech hub
byWaymo, Google’s former self-driving car project that’s now an independent business unit under Alphabet, is expanding its presence in the eastern U.S. The company…
Shares of protein discovery platform Absci pop in market debut
byAbsci Corp., a Vancouver company behind a multi-faceted drug development platform, went public on Thursday. It’s another sign of snowballing interest in new approaches…